Category: DIGC202

I can't be the only one here trying to decipher this notion. Yeah, there was the lecture, the readings, AND the tutorial, but I can't be the only one a little bit out of touch right now. As a result I went straight to google. And boy, are there some interesting objects connected to the …

The 2016 Census of Population and Housing (or otherwise simply known as the 'Census') is Australia’s largest collection of statistics. Why do we do a national census? Well, I'll let 'the ABS explain this one: The information you provide in the Census helps estimate Australia’s population, which is used to distribute government funds and plan …

While there are plenty of stories to draw on about serious cyber crime and hacking, such as the Julian Assange saga, documents leaked by Edward Snowden and morally wrong ransomeware, I'm going to focus on a more simpler narrative. This is my experience having my identity replicated by someone else online. And no, I didn't …

I'm sure you have all heard of the controversial Sydney alcohol and lock out laws. No entry to venues after 1.30am, last drinks at 3am, numerous closure of businesses and an absence of nightlife in Sydney streets. Quite obviously, people were disappointed and outraged at Mike Baird's decision to shut down a once world wide reputable …

The notion of gatewatching is something I come across way too often on Facebook. So, what is gate watching for those who don't know? Perhaps a less qualified version of journalism is an accurate answer. More specifically, gatewatching relies on ones ability to compose news stories in online environments. It involves quickly snapping up information …

So this week in DIGC202 we channelled our inner BCM112 classes... Android vs iOS. We've heard it all before. For a brief recap feel free to check out this Prezi! In light of the new iPhone 7 launch I thought I'd gather some of the greatest memes I've seen so far. In particular, about the …

Online Feudalism is an interesting concept that entails patterns of internet/program/application use in a feudal manor. This is a concept that online industries have adopted and implemented to ensure control. Feudal control is evident in a multitude of platforms like Facebook, numerous apple applications and a further abundance of social networking sites. The emergence of …

Our attention is so valuable – that’s the one main point I drew from this weeks lecture. With the mass amount of social networking sites fighting for your attention, views, shares, likes and comments a new form of economy has formed. An economy of attention, which trades and grows with your likes, shares, comments, along …

Half way through listening to Ted's Lecture: Distribution of immaterial labour across networks Information flows Breaking of borders in fixed time and space We are the surplus value – we are the distributed nodes in that network we add value to them - Serves as connectors. We are essentially doing the work for different site, producing …

“ A consensual hallucination experienced daily by billions of legitimate operators… A graphic representation of data abstracted from banks of every computer in the human system. Unthinkable complexity. Lines of light ranged in the nonspace of the mind, clusters and constellations of data. Like city lights, receding” - William Gibson. I tried my best to …